Mixing anthias.
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hamiltonguy
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Hmm, well in that case would the fish stock work in a 90g?
And just out of curiousity, is it too much fish in the sense that there would be too much bioload or in the sense that there would be competition and aggression?
SkyPapa
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I have 3 Lyretails and 2 Bartletts in a 120.
The dominant lyretail , who has a whip but is still mostly female,will chase all the other anthia some but no harm done.
It did kill a male of the same size i tried to introduce.
The lyres sleep/hide in the rocks while the 2 female bartletts wedge themselves together in between the front glass and the starboard.
They will also all sort of shoal together sometimes.
I've had the 1 of the lyres for a year and the others for 6 months.
The Bartletts are 6 months in my tank also.
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MattL
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Well, you answered your own question. You need a much larger tank.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14631973#post14631973 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hamiltonguy
...Seeing as how it's taking a lot "tweaking" to get the proper fish stock in a 75 I'm now leaning more towards a 90.... it seems like I'll either have to cut back on the amount of fish or get a bigger tank and I REALLY don't want to cut back on the fish.
With a 6ft tank, you could probably keep to your original plan.
Probably not. A 90 isn't a whole lot bigger than a 75. If you're going to be stuck at a 4ft tank, at least do a 120, or there is a semicircle (144?) out there that is very nice as well.
I think your concept of what size tank you need is way too low.
The tank is one of the least expensive aspects of the hobby. Pay the little extra to have all the fish you want.
Matt
hamiltonguy
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Well that concludes it, there's no way my anthias plan is going to work. I've thought alot about going way bigger but there's a couple reasons why I'm not:
1) I don't have nearly enough experience.
2) That being said, if I had a 75g crash instead of a 120g crash, it would be less .. let's say painful in my back pocket.
3) I don't mind paying extra for a larger tank but I plan on going full SPS and it's the lighting and filtration that will cost alot more in a 6ft vs a 4ft.
And lastly, being a 1st year undergrad student I don't really have a few grand floating around to spend on a fish tank. Seeing as you have a PhD Matt, I'm sure you know how I feel
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All that being said, I guess I'll just keep 2 or 3 dispar anthias in the 75g.
Also, I'd love to see all your anthias pictures if you guys don't mind posting
- Yaser
1) I don't have nearly enough experience.
2) That being said, if I had a 75g crash instead of a 120g crash, it would be less .. let's say painful in my back pocket.
3) I don't mind paying extra for a larger tank but I plan on going full SPS and it's the lighting and filtration that will cost alot more in a 6ft vs a 4ft.
And lastly, being a 1st year undergrad student I don't really have a few grand floating around to spend on a fish tank. Seeing as you have a PhD Matt, I'm sure you know how I feel
. All that being said, I guess I'll just keep 2 or 3 dispar anthias in the 75g.
Also, I'd love to see all your anthias pictures if you guys don't mind posting
- Yaser
hamiltonguy
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Oh yeah I completely understand that, which is exactly why I asked all the questions so I don't run into problems later
, also seeing as how some of you have more years of experience in this hobby than my age 
, I appreciate and put into practice all the advice I'm given. I'm assuming 120s that are 4' long would be fairly deep?
hamiltonguy
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I just checked those measurements and it ends up being 125g but if you make the height 24" as well it's 119.69g so yeah, 120g. That being said, I'm now really thinking about the 120g. I thought it might be like 30" something deep and I don't like the look of a deep tank but this could actually works. Guess we'll wait and see when I'm done this term of uni what I end up with
The 4'x2'x2' 120 is a great size in my opinion.
However....
The other option in 4' would be to see about the new Marineland tanks.
I believe their 4' would be 48"X36"x27"
That extra space front to back would be pretty awesome.
Unfortunately, when you start getting into 48"x 36" your likely looking at more lighting, or atleast a different configuration to cover that footprint decently.
However....
The other option in 4' would be to see about the new Marineland tanks.
I believe their 4' would be 48"X36"x27"
That extra space front to back would be pretty awesome.
Unfortunately, when you start getting into 48"x 36" your likely looking at more lighting, or atleast a different configuration to cover that footprint decently.
hamiltonguy
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Thanks, as soon as I get started with the build, I'll post it on RC.
Hmm, makes sense but if the corals are concentrated in the center of the tank so the fish can swim all around the live rock set up, would you still need to upgrade the lighting?
hamiltonguy
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I'm thinking of going with the Sunlight Supply T5 TEK light. I've read good review about it, seen nice colors of all types of corals including SPS so it seems like a good bet. I'd keep most of the SPS near the top anyway and some LPS middle-bottom of the tank. I've thought about MH but then I've read alot of heat issues with them as well so not so sure.
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